Technology

The small-business lender bought a Chicago community bank in what some experts say will be the first of many such deals.

Bank technology firm Fiserv agreed to buy the Netherlands-based company, which sells multichannel processing systems. Also: the FCA looks to lighten contactless checkout limits; Ripple's Garlinghouse said the SEC has dropped a suit against his firm; and more news in the global payments and fintech roundup.

Google Cloud trails Amazon and Microsoft in market share and is looking to catch up by trying to be one of multiple providers that companies use.

Bakkt is losing contracts with the bank and Webull just months after the company's acquisition talks with Donald Trump's Trump Media fell through.

Digital channel usage, account reconciliation and physical check safety are a few of the areas banks can advise customers on to help fight a rise in fraud.

As interest in stablecoins increases, and regulatory guardrails appear on the horizon, institutions may be ready to work with secure digital asset platforms.

The Geneva-based core banking provider is hiring U.S. tech talent to build AI-powered solutions for banks.

Coastal Financial's decision to report a material weakness won't impact previously disclosed bottom-line results, though it creates bad optics for the Everett-based company.

American Banker surveyed 100 banks, credit unions and payment firms on how gen AI, President Donald Trump's policies and consumer habits are changing their investments.

It's been rare for a fintech to win regulatory approval to become a bank, with none receiving approval under President Joe Biden and only a few successfully obtaining charters before that.